A Cyberspace Command and Control Model

Abstract

Although the concept of command and control (C2) is firmly embedded in U.S. warfighting doctrine, organization, technology, and operations, a definitive method for cyberspace C2 has not been established across the joint force. This despite ample evidence that the joint force is not optimally organized for C2 of cyberspace operations. Ongoing intrusions to the tune of 6 million per day and massive exfiltration of information remain unabated. Attacks appear to be growing ever more sophisticated and difficult to detect. In addition, the Armed Forces' offensive capabilities are unnecessarily segmented, being that both the legal authorities and technical capabilities are wholly enabled by agencies other than the Department of Defense. This situation critically reduces the responsiveness to combatant and joint task force commanders and increases the difficulty of integrating cyberspace capabilities into operational plans and execution.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 17, 2009
Accession Number
ADA540457

Entities

People

  • Joseph H. Scherrer
  • William C. Grund

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Combatant Commanders
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • Multiple Access
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Second World War
  • Self Organizing Systems
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States Strategic Command
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Cyber
  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control